Truck hits 9 people in LA’s Westlake area, 1 seriously injured

An LAFD ambulance responds to an emergency call. An LAFD ambulance responds to an emergency call.
An LAFD ambulance responds to an emergency call. | Photo courtesy of Coolcaesar/WikiMedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

A truck struck nine people Saturday in the Westlake community of Los Angeles, sending six people to a hospital, including an adult who was seriously injured, authorities said.

The three other people declined to be sent to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 8:36 a.m. to 647 S. Alvarado St. Some of the victims who suffered minor injuries were minors.

No further information was immediately available.

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